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Contact (1997)

Overview

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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Robert Zemeckis profile
Robert Zemeckis

Director

James V. Hart profile
James V. Hart

Screenplay

Cast

Jodie Foster profile
Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey profile
Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods profile
James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt profile
John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt profile
Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner profile
William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse profile
David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett profile
Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake profile
Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini profile
Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe profile
Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey profile
Jake Busey

Joseph

Jodie Foster profile
Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey profile
Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods profile
James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt profile
John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt profile
Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner profile
William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse profile
David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett profile
Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake profile
Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini profile
Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe profile
Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey profile
Jake Busey

Joseph

Extra

Release Date

July 11, 1997

Original Language

Russian, Spanish, English

Budget

$90,000,000.00

Production Company

South Side Amusement Company logoWarner Bros. Pictures logo

Available On

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A Signal From Outer Space
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